62: Chapter 62 The Powerful Huo Xiao

Commander Tie Mu stood on the ring, slowly lowering his fists.

He could not jump off the ring.

The score was now one-to-one, and for the final deciding match, Blood Fang had to have someone on the ring.

If he jumped off the ring now to chase after him...

Even if he beat Wang Lin to death outside, Blood Fang would forfeit the third match, resulting in a two-to-one victory for Dark Blade.

He was the captain of Blood Fang.

Every decision he made concerned the entire squad.

Therefore, he could only stand on the ring, watching Wang Lin walk further and further away.

He never expected that today, he would be checkmated by a Level 3 brat in front of thousands of people.

In the hallway of the rest area, Wang Lin's figure disappeared into the dim corridor.

The members of Dark Blade were all watching him.

There was shock, disbelief, and a hint of awe.

A Level 2 killing a Level 5, leveling up on the spot, and facing a Level 6 without changing his expression.

He had calculated every step and even prepared an escape route in advance.

How old was such a person this year?

Someone whispered, "No wonder the leader is willing to go to war with Blood Fang for his sake..."

The voice was very soft, but in the quiet corridor, everyone heard it.

No one refuted it.

In the corner at the very top of the stands, Zhang Qiming looked at Wang Lin's back and nodded slightly.

"In a situation where the disparity in strength is so great, choosing to concede and jump off the ring is indeed a wise choice."

This time, Zhao Hu did not retort, "This kid, his brain is more ruthless than his fists."

The corners of Wang Dashan's mouth twitched slightly.

It was not a smile, but it was deeper than a smile.

...

On the ring, Commander Tie Mu withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Captain Huo Xiao.

His expression had returned to calm, but beneath that calm, a fire was suppressed.

"Captain Huo Xiao, it's the third match. It's your turn."

Captain Huo Xiao stood up calmly.

He first straightened his collar, then walked up the steps unhurriedly.

He walked to the center of the ring and stood opposite Commander Tie Mu, the distance between the two less than three meters.

Commander Tie Mu was half a head taller than him, and his shoulders were broader, standing before him like a silent mountain.

But Captain Huo Xiao's aura did not lose out in the slightest, and there were no ripples on his face.

The referee glanced at the two, retreated to the edge of the ring, and brought his raised hand down abruptly: "Begin!"

Commander Tie Mu did not rush to attack.

He stood where he was, arms crossed over his chest, his gaze coldly fixed on Captain Huo Xiao.

He knew he could no longer underestimate his opponent.

"Captain Huo Xiao, you've hidden your strength for so long; it's time to show your true abilities, isn't it?"

Captain Huo Xiao smiled, "If Brother Tie wants to see, then watch."

His body suddenly blurred.

It was not movement, nor was it teleportation; rather, it was as if his body had been pried open from the inside by something.

His shoulders began to swell, his arms thickened, his spine arched, and his entire body grew a size larger within a mere three seconds.

Then, his body split down the middle, as if cleaved from the top of his head by an invisible blade.

One became two, two became four, and four became eight.

Eight Captain Huo Xiaos stood on the ring, with identical height, identical jackets, and identical expressions.

They stood around Commander Tie Mu, surrounding him in the center.

A gasp erupted from the stands.

"Clones?!"

"No, not clones, it's splitting! He split his own body into eight!"

"What kind of Superpower is this?!"

Commander Tie Mu's pupils constricted slightly.

He had seen many Superpowers, but rarely one like this.

It was not creating clones, but splitting himself into multiple independent entities.

Each one was the original body, each with a complete consciousness and fighting ability.

The terrifying aspect of this Superpower was that you weren't killing a clone, but a part of him.

As long as one remained alive, he could regenerate a complete body from that part.

This was Captain Huo Xiao's Superpower: Regeneration and Splitting.

The corners of Commander Tie Mu's mouth turned up slightly; it was not a smile, but a sense of excitement.

The excitement of finally meeting an opponent worth taking seriously.

"Interesting."

He uttered these three words, then moved.

He stomped his right foot hard against the ground, the ring's floor emitting a dull, thunderous boom, and he launched himself toward Captain Huo Xiao like a cannonball fired from a chamber.

His fist changed in mid-air; his five fingers clenched, his knuckles protruded, and his fist was covered in a layer of dark golden light.

That was his Superpower: Vajra Transformation.

It was not ordinary hardening, but turning his body harder than diamond, while simultaneously increasing his strength and defense several times over.

This punch carried a whistling wind; the air in front of the fist was compressed into a visible arc, as if it intended to smash Captain Huo Xiao into the ring.

Captain Huo Xiao did not meet it head-on.

His body split apart the moment the fist made contact.

It was not passively scattered, but actively split.

His body separated down the middle, and Commander Tie Mu's fist passed through the gap between his two halves, striking empty air.

Then the two halves rejoined, restoring him to a complete Captain Huo Xiao, completely unharmed.

Commander Tie Mu's punch wind smashed into the ring floor.

"Boom—"

The ring exploded, creating a half-meter-wide crater, with gravel flying everywhere.

Commander Tie Mu slowly withdrew his fist, turned to look at Captain Huo Xiao, the excitement on his face growing more intense.

"Good dodge." After saying that, he lunged again.

This time, he held nothing back.

He threw a flurry of punches, each one glowing with dark golden light, and each punch capable of smashing an armored vehicle into a pancake.

His punching speed was astonishingly fast, the wind from his fists whipping up a gale on the ring.

Captain Huo Xiao did not retreat.

His body constantly split, reformed, split again, and reformed again amidst Commander Tie Mu's barrage of punches.

His body was like a dandelion scattered by the wind; when Commander Tie Mu's fist came, he dispersed;

When the fist passed, he gathered back together.

Every split was precise to the millimeter, and every reformation was flawless.

Commander Tie Mu landed over thirty punches, but not a single one hit him.

The people in the stands watched in stunned silence.

What kind of fighting style was this?

It wasn't dodging or evading, but making it impossible for the opponent to hit him.

Because his body could split the moment it was about to be hit, letting the attack pass through the gap.

This ability was simply the nemesis of melee-type Superpower users.

Commander Tie Mu also realized this.

He stopped, standing in the center of the ring, panting heavily.

Over thirty punches, each one at full power; his stamina consumption was significant, but Captain Huo Xiao hadn't even broken a sweat.

"Is that all you can do, just hide?"

Captain Huo Xiao's expression remained calm, "Brother Tie, you've misunderstood. I am not hiding; I am waiting."

"Waiting for what?"

"Waiting for the moment when your Vajra Transformation can no longer be maintained."

Commander Tie Mu's pupils constricted slightly.

Vajra Transformation was his trump card, allowing him to possess defense and strength that crushed his peers, but the cost was a massive consumption of stamina.

The time he could maintain Vajra Transformation was limited.

And Captain Huo Xiao's splitting ability consumed almost no stamina.

He only needed to split at the moment of impact, then reform, and repeat the process.

The longer it dragged on, the more advantageous it was for him.

He never expected that the opponent would understand his weaknesses so clearly.

Commander Tie Mu gritted his teeth.

He knew what game Captain Huo Xiao was playing: attrition.